The most recent issue of Parentheses International Literary Arts Journal has been published, both digitally and in print. While I was at the Vermont Studio Center in December 2017, I wrote a poem titled "Ages" which traces family generations. I am fortunate that this poem is featured in the current issue of Parentheses.

For more information on Parentheses International Literary Arts Journal, a publication that features poetry, fiction, art and photography, please visit the website.

To read and/or purchase a copy of issue #3 or past issues, please visit this page.

I offer my sincere gratitude to the editors of Parentheses Harshal Desai and Sneha Subramanian Kanta.

Not quite two years ago, I began an accident journey into poetry. Writing, reading and drawing were the activities that comprised most of my time as a child. But, as I grew older, my school curriculum provided no support for creative writing. We studied literature and poems but were only given latitude to write analytical essays about them. Under this method of instruction, poetry -- as a discipline to study along very strict parameters -- became something I grew to detest.

Two years ago, in my Studio MFA program at SAIC, I had the good fortune to begin developing a poetic voice under the tutelage of the incredible Pamela Sneed. In the span of one semester, she cracked that voice -- which I didn't even know existed -- wide open, and by the summer, I found some of my earliest poems in the process of publication.

It is with heartfelt gratitude and excitement that I announce another upcoming publication. The Spring 2018 issue of Parentheses Journal will feature a new poem that I wrote in December during my residency at the Vermont Studio Center. The poem is titled "Ages" and reflects on a thirteen-year-old family photograph, recently unearthed in my garage.

I am honored that Geocommunetrics, a publication dedicated to engagement in identity and culture, has recently published some of my poetry, photography and video work in their most recent issue of HOME : : KEEP, RE: DIS//MIS.My work may be viewed here.